Native speakers 950,000 (2000–2004) | ||
Ethnicity Kalanga people(formerly) Lemba Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthernBantuKalanga (S.10)Kalanga ISO 639-3 Either:kck – Kalanganmq – Nambya | ||
The Kalanga language, or Ikalanga, TjiKalanga, is a Bantu language spoken by the Kalanga people. It is known for its extensive phoneme inventory, which includes palatalized, velarized, aspirated, and breathy-voiced consonants. It is closely related to KheLobedu language spoken in northeastern South Africa.
Classification
Kalanga has the following dialects: Kalanga proper, Nambya (Nanzwa), Lilima (Tjililima, Humbe), Nyai (Rozvi), Lemba (Remba), Lembethu (Rembethu), Twamamba (Xwamamba), Pfumbi, Jaunda (Jawunda, Jahunda), and the extinct †Romwe, †Peri, †Talahundra (Talaunda).
References
Kalanga language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA